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Claude Ignatius Bakewell (1912-1987) —
also known as Claude I. Bakewell —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August 9,
1912.
Son of Paul Bakewell and Mary (Fullerton) Bakewell.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1947-49, 1951-53;
defeated, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta Theta Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Amvets.
Died in University City, St. Louis
County, Mo., March 18,
1987 (age 74 years, 221
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Parke Monroe Banta (1891-1970) —
also known as Parke M. Banta —
of Potosi, Washington
County, Mo.; Arcadia, Iron
County, Mo.
Born in Berryman, Crawford
County, Mo., November
21, 1891.
Son of Cyrus Newton Banta and Susie (Larned) Banta.
Republican. Lawyer; Washington
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1940, 1948, 1950.
Methodist
or Baptist.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., May 12,
1970 (age 78 years, 172
days).
Interment at New
Masonic Cemetery, Potosi, Mo.
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Marion Tinsley Bennett (1914-2000) —
also known as Marion T. Bennett —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Buffalo, Dallas
County, Mo., June 6,
1914.
Son of Philip
Allen Bennett.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1943-49; defeated,
1948; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1972-82; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; took
senior status 1986.
Methodist.
Member, Exchange
Club; Delta Theta Phi.
Co-author of the G.I. Bill of Rights.
Died, of complications from a stroke, in
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital,
Alexandria,
Va., September
6, 2000 (age 86 years, 92
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Henry Ide Eager (b. 1895) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., July 16,
1895.
Son of Dr. Ben F. Eager and Carrie (Downer) Eager.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1955-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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D. W. Gilmore (b. 1911) —
of Benton, Scott
County, Mo.
Born in East Prairie, Mississippi
County, Mo., December
25, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Scott
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1947-48; member of Missouri
state senate 27th District, 1949-51; resigned 1951; president,
Young Democratic Clubs of America, 1949-51.
Christian.
Member, Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Berchmans Sullivan (1897-1951) —
also known as John B. Sullivan —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., October
10, 1897.
Son of Patrick Francis Sullivan and Catherine Margaret (Rochford)
Sullivan.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1941-43, 1945-47,
1949-51; defeated, 1942, 1946; died in office 1951.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Arbitration Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta Theta Phi; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
29, 1951 (age 53 years, 111
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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